In the commas

Farmers discovered an extinct bird in a field

Cheerfully chirping bluethroat.(Bild: Wikipedia/Daniel Bastaja)

Nobody expected this! A white-starred bluethroat twittered as an eco-surprise to the farmers in the Lower Austrian town of Hürm during the commas.

Almost 100 hectares, 22 family farms: that was the starting position for land merging in Reithfeld in the district of Melk, also known in agricultural jargon as land consolidation for more efficient farming. So the farmers and chairman Richard Luger got down to (eco-)action. Because a central point of this work in the fields and meadows was also the preservation of the habitat of hares, partridges, pheasants and hedgehogs. From now on, 110 trees and 600 shrubs will improve the microclimate.

 To everyone's surprise, an unfamiliar feathered companion suddenly chirped out of a rain. Ornithologists hastily called out identified the bird as a white-starred bluethroat, which was thought to be virtually extinct throughout Austria. "It was a matter of course for our farmers to continue to provide the bird with shelter," said Provincial Councillor Pernkopf and local chief Johannes Zuser at the site inspection.